Launch the Windows Settings app

In this article

Learn how to launch the Windows Settings app from your app. This topic describes the ms-settings: URI scheme. Use this URI scheme to launch the Windows Settings app to specific settings pages.

Launching to the Settings app is an important part of writing a privacy-aware app. If your app can't access a sensitive resource, we recommend providing the user a convenient link to the privacy settings for that resource. For more info, see Guidelines for privacy-aware apps.

How to launch the Settings app

To launch the Settings app, use the ms-settings: URI scheme as shown in the following examples.

In this example, a Hyperlink XAML control is used to launch the privacy settings page for the microphone using the ms-settings:privacy-microphone URI.

Alternatively, your app can call the LaunchUriAsync method to launch the Settings app from code. This example shows how to launch to the privacy settings page for the camera using the ms-settings:privacy-webcam URI.

ms-settings: URI scheme reference

Use the following URIs to open various pages of the Settings app.

Note that whether a settings page is available varies by Windows SKU. Not all settings page available on Windows 10 for desktop are available on Windows 10 Mobile, and vice-versa. The notes column also captures additional requirements that must be met for a page to be available.

Category

Settings page

URI

Notes

Accounts

Access work or school

ms-settings:workplace

Email & app accounts

ms-settings:emailandaccounts

Family & other people

ms-settings:otherusers

Sign-in options

ms-settings:signinoptions

Sync your settings

ms-settings:sync

Your info

ms-settings:yourinfo

Apps

Apps & Features

ms-settings:appsfeatures

Apps for websites

ms-settings:appsforwebsites

Default apps

ms-settings:defaultapps

Apps & features

ms-settings:optionalfeatures

Cortana

Talk to Cortana

ms-settings:cortana-language

More details

ms-settings:cortana-moredetails

Notifications

ms-settings:cortana-notifications

Devices

USB

ms-settings:usb

Audio and speech

ms-settings:holographic-audio

Only available if the Mixed Reality Portal app is installed (available in the Microsoft Store)